Fulfilling duties brings happiness

Fulfilling one's duties brings happiness

Inner peace comes only when the mind is freed from external (short-term, medium-term and long-term) debts. And this refers not only to financial obligations. In life, we borrow many things without giving proper consideration.

At the most fundamental level, we ALL just want to be happy. We fall into the trap of thinking that when a certain thing happens to us, then we shall feel fulfilled, whether that’s a promotion, a raise, a soulmate, a place to call our own, or something else entirely.

We chase and chase that goal…then when we get it, more often than not, we realize that it didn’t actually give us the sense of happiness we thought it would.

The reason you felt truly happy was because you felt a sense of fulfillment, accomplishment, and meaning.

Happiness is a byproduct of fulfillment—a sense that you’re doing something that’s meaningful and has purpose to you. Rather than chasing superficial pleasures, when we chase fulfillment, we get happiness along the way.